Rostislav Alexeyev
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Rostislav Evgenievich Alexeyev was a Russian Soviet Director & Chief of Design known for his pioneering work on hydrofoil ships and ground-effect vehicles. Alexeyev was an accomplished designer of hyd
Alexeyev in 1960
A-90 Orlyonok ("Eaglet") in Moscow.
Monument of Rostislav Alexeyev in Nizhny Novgorod, Bugrovskoye cemetery
Raketa (hydrofoil)
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Raketa was the first type of hydrofoil boats commercially produced in the Soviet Union. First planned in the late 1940s as "project 340" by chief designer Rostislav Alexeyev, the vessels were manufact
Rostislav Alexeyev
…known for his pioneering work on hydrofoil ships and ground-effect vehicles. Alexeyev was an accomplished designer of hydrofoil ships, such as the Raketa, and became a prominent developer of ground-effect vehicles, particularly the Caspian Sea Monster and the A-90 Orlyonok. Rostislav Evgenievich Alexeyev…
Raketa-234 on the Volga River, 2004
Rheinpfeil in Rhein, now Raketa 72, Rotterdam
Raketa 69 in Bor
Raketa 246 in Moscow